The impact of a HIV/AIDS diagnosis on individuals’ mental health : an overview
This research was undertaken to understand the thought process and perspectives, emotional experiences, and social life of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) patients who are living in Malaysia. HIV/AIDS can be deemed as a taboo subject especially in Mal...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2022
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20544/1/680-2725-1-PB.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20544/ https://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/issue/view/46 |
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| Summary: | This research was undertaken to understand the thought process and perspectives,
emotional experiences, and social life of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired
Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) patients who are living in Malaysia. HIV/AIDS
can be deemed as a taboo subject especially in Malaysia because those affected by this
disease are stigmatized and neglected by the community. Therefore, this attitude of the
community has impacted the well-being and mental health of these patients. Rates of
mental health problems are higher among both people vulnerable to acquiring HIV and
people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), compared with the general population. The
difficulties experienced by these patients are mainly focused on the prejudice experienced
among family members and managing sexual partnerships. In Malaysia, past research has
been done on the psychosocial health conditions and HIV infection among homosexual
men, however it is evident that HIV/AIDS can stem from various sources and therefore, a
different population which are women should be researched on as well. Therefore,
research has shown that women experience higher levels ofstigma and religious well-being
as compared to men. |
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